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Author: Kiran Bhandari, Dipak Bhattarai and James Deane, October 10 2016 - Nepal’s media has played a pivotal role in the country’s democratic transition but how successful has it been at fighting corruption and boosting accountability?

Nepal has one of the most remarkable and extraordinary media landscapes in the world. In addition to a crowded and energetic mainstream media market, it has more community radio stations per head than any other country globally. Nepali media also has a remarkable legacy in contributing to the dramatic democratic transition of the last decade or so.

James was from 1985 involved in early communication responses to the HIV pandemic and was part of a team at the Panos Institute to provide the first ever public analysis of the threat posed by HIV to developing countries (AIDS and the Third World, 1986).

James was from 1985 involved in early communication responses to the HIV pandemic and was part of a team at the Panos Institute to provide the first ever public analysis of the threat posed by HIV to developing countries (AIDS and the Third World, 1986).

Author: BBC Media Action's Director of Policy and Learning James Deane, July 6 2016 - James Deane’s personal reflection on the role of media in divided societies in the wake of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.

James was from 1985 involved in early communication responses to the HIV pandemic and was part of a team at the Panos Institute to provide the first ever public analysis of the threat posed by HIV to developing countries (AIDS and the Third World, 1986).

Author: BBC Media Action's Director of Policy and Learning James Deane, July 6 2016 - James Deane welcomes you to a new resource on why and how media and communication matters in international development:

To someone with a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

It is the criticism levelled at many areas of international development.

To an economist, sort out economic policy and prosperity will follow. To a civil society activist, sort out access to rights and justice, then fairness will follow. To a governance specialist, sort out the effectiveness of government institutions, and good governance will follow.

James was from 1985 involved in early communication responses to the HIV pandemic and was part of a team at the Panos Institute to provide the first ever public analysis of the threat posed by HIV to developing countries (AIDS and the Third World, 1986).

Author: BBC Media Action's Director of Policy and Learning James Deane, November 3 2015 - Most commentaries on 21st-century media focus on the impact of new technologies, social media and, above all, the increasing global ubiquity of mobile telephony Such commentaries highlight how in many, if not most, societies, the majority of people are under the age of 30 and are reinventing how humanity communicates with itself.

James was from 1985 involved in early communication responses to the HIV pandemic and was part of a team at the Panos Institute to provide the first ever public analysis of the threat posed by HIV to developing countries (AIDS and the Third World, 1986).

Author: James Deane, September 28 2015 - Ahead of this week's UN [United Nations] summit in New York [United States], BBC Media Action’s Director of Policy and Learning argues for a stronger focus on the provision of information as well as resources.

"This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity." So begins the outcome document which forms the basis of the agreement for a new set of "global goals" which are expected to be signed by 215 world leaders this week. It is a statement that encapsulates both their ambition and weakness.

James was from 1985 involved in early communication responses to the HIV pandemic and was part of a team at the Panos Institute to provide the first ever public analysis of the threat posed by HIV to developing countries (AIDS and the Third World, 1986).

James was from 1985 involved in early communication responses to the HIV pandemic and was part of a team at the Panos Institute to provide the first ever public analysis of the threat posed by HIV to developing countries (AIDS and the Third World, 1986).

Author: James Deane, May 8 2014 This year's World Press Freedom Day celebrations will focus on whether issues of media freedom can realistically be integrated into the post-2015 framework that will replace the current Millennium Development Goals. Unesco [the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization] hosts a conference on the issue on May 4th and 5th in Paris.

James was from 1985 involved in early communication responses to the HIV pandemic and was part of a team at the Panos Institute to provide the first ever public analysis of the threat posed by HIV to developing countries (AIDS and the Third World, 1986).

Author BBC Media Action's James Deane, December 5 2012: Part of an organisation I helped set up is no longer going to exist.

The Panos Institute London has announced that it no longer has the resources to continue. It’s been struggling for some time; project income appears to have dried up; its executive director has left. Panos’ trustees have decided, understandably, that, after almost exactly 26 years, it needs to fold.

James was from 1985 involved in early communication responses to the HIV pandemic and was part of a team at the Panos Institute to provide the first ever public analysis of the threat posed by HIV to developing countries (AIDS and the Third World, 1986).

Today sees the start of a major international conference on Somalia hosted by the UK government in London. It is designed to inject fresh urgency into international efforts to support the rebuilding of this most fragile and fragile states. On the agenda will be issues of piracy, security, terrorism and a continuing - if thankfully slightly improving - humanitarian crisis.

James was from 1985 involved in early communication responses to the HIV pandemic and was part of a team at the Panos Institute to provide the first ever public analysis of the threat posed by HIV to developing countries (AIDS and the Third World, 1986).